Supplementary A - London Borough of Hillingdon

APPENDIX K
CONSULTATION
Introduction
1. This AMP has been developed in consultation with Service Departments. In particular it has
been considered with Property Liaison Officers at the regular meetings of the Property and
Accommodation Strategy Group (PASG). In addition individual meetings have taken place
with each service to review changes in their Service Plans from last year to establish what
impacts these may have for property usage and any support required from Corporate
Property Services. Established consultation mechanisms are in place with schools and
other partners in relation to the schools estate.
General Council Approach
2. The Council aims to build up regular engagement with the community to provide more
information on Local Strategic Partnership (LSP) activities and to influence service
development. It also aims to have strengthened joint working within the LSP. Council
contact with representative forums such as the Older Persons Assembly will be increased
and there will be more integrated working within the LSP, including an assessment of the
scope for sharing facilities with the Police and the Primary Care Trust.
3. The Council is developing a Consultation Strategy that will ensure a coordinated corporate
approach to consultation for the Council. The strategy will explain for we will consult and
engage with the community throughout Hillingdon to truly deliver the councils vision of
becoming a modern well-managed council.
Consultation regarding Property – Within the Council.
4. The Borough’s first Green Spaces Strategy was adopted by the Council in November 2002
and now provides direction for all aspects of the management of the Borough’s Green
Spaces facilities. Consultation processes used by the Green Spaces Team have led to
effective community input into decisions affecting green spaces particularly on the
allocation of the Green spaces strategy implementation capital sum of £250,000 in 2006/7.
The Green Spaces Team also work closely with Hillingdon Allotments and Horticultural
Federation to implement the joint allotments strategy. The Federation and individual plot
holders were consulted about the rationalisation proposal and improvement of sites has
now begun.
5. Consultation has also taken place in a number of Best Value Service reviews.
Consultation carried out during the best value review of Cultural Services indicated that
better buildings and facilities were an important factor with over 80% of residents feeling
improvements would enhance their ability to benefit from cultural services and activities in
the borough. The Council’s website is an important forum for consultation.
6. The Council also undertakes public consultation on major schemes or policies. For example
the Council has revised its Equalities Policy and the LSP has produced an Equalities
Statement setting out its intentions. Both are subject to a three month long public
consultation exercise ending in September when the documents will be revised and
finalised.
7. Service departments have been involved in consultations and are engaging with customers
as detailed below:-
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